Robert Duncan McNeill

Robert "Robbie" Duncan McNeill (born November 9, 1964)[1][2] is an American director, producer, and actor. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He was also an executive producer and frequent director of the television series Chuck.

Robert Duncan McNeill
McNeill at the Phoenix Comic Con in 2011
Born (1964-11-09) November 9, 1964[1][2]
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School
OccupationActor, producer, director
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s)
Carol Seder
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(
m. 1988; div. 2015)
Children3
Websiterdmdirector.com

Personal life

McNeill has three children, Taylor McNeill (b. June 11, 1990), Kyle McNeill (b. April 12, 1994), and Carter Jay McNeill (b. January 21, 1998). His eldest daughter Taylor played the role of Hannah in an episode of the television show Summerland.[3]

Career

Acting

McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at Juilliard School in New York City.[4][5] He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on All My Children[1][6] and starring in the feature film Masters of the Universe.[1][7] He also starred in an episode of the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone, "A Message From Charity".[8] He then appeared with Stockard Channing in the Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation[9] before returning to Los Angeles to pursue roles on television. He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including L.A. Law; Quantum Leap; and Murder, She Wrote. He was a featured cast member on the short-lived 1992 series Going to Extremes,[10][11] Another guest role that same year was in "The First Duty", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which he played Nick Locarno, a Starfleet Academy cadet and squad leader who pressures fellow cadet Wesley Crusher into covering up their wrongdoings. He would later become a Trek regular in 1995 on Star Trek: Voyager, on which he played Tom Paris, a Starfleet officer with a backstory similar to Locarno's.[12] Other credits include Zebulon in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Paper Mill Playhouse and Judas in "Godspell" at the Lamb's Theatre.

Directing
McNeill at the 2009 Fan Expo Canada Convention

McNeill began his directing career with several episodes of Voyager.[13] He then wrote, produced, and directed two award-winning short films, The Battery and 9mm of Love,[1][14] and began to direct other episodic television shows. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows such as The Outer Limits and Crossing Jordan, McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, helming episodes of Dawson's Creek, Everwood, Star Trek: Enterprise, Dead Like Me, The O.C., One Tree Hill, Las Vegas, Summerland, and Supernatural. His directing credits for 2006–2007 include episodes of Desperate Housewives, Medium, Standoff, The Nine, The Knights of Prosperity, In Case of Emergency, What About Brian, and My Boys. In 2007, he directed the season 5 premiere of Las Vegas, the pilot of Samantha Who? (which features his Star Trek: Voyager costar Tim Russ) and then signed on as a producer-director of the NBC show Chuck, helming numerous episodes, including the first episode of a television show to be broadcast entirely in 3D. In 2010, McNeill directed an episode of V, an ABC science fiction television series produced by Scott Rosenbaum, a former writer and executive producer on Chuck.[15][16] As of 2019 he has directed two episodes of the Fox series The Orville and The Gifted.

Filmography

Films
YearTitleCreditRoleNotes
1981Sharky's MachineTeen on busUncredited role
1987Masters of the UniverseKevin Corrigan
1997TrekkiesHimself
1998The BatteryDirector and Executive ProducerShort film
20009mm of LoveDirector, Writer, and Executive Producer
2002InfestedEric
2011FedCon XX: The SciFi ExperienceHimselfDocumentary

Television
YearTitleCreditRoleNotes
1985Ein Fenster in ManhattanEricTV Movie
The Twilight ZonePeter Wood"A Message from Charity"
ABC Weekend SpecialsErik MasonSeason 9, Episode 2
1989Mothers, Daughters and LoversActorTV Movie
1987All My ChildrenCharlie Brent2 episodes
1990CBS Schoolbreak SpecialRichardSeason 7, Episode 2
Quantum LeapGreg TruesdaleSeason 2, Episode 17
1991L.A. LawMike RileySeason 6, Episode 2
1992Star Trek: The Next GenerationCadet First Class Nicholas Locarno"The First Duty"
HomefrontBill Caswell4 episodes
1992-93Going to ExtremesColin Midford17 episodes
1993SpiesSam the coast guardTV Movie
1994Murder, She WroteDanny KinkaidSeason 11, Episode 4
SistersAndrew SimmsSeason 5, Episode 4
Wild OatsActorSeason 1, Episode 1
One More MountainMilt EliotTV Movie
Second ChancesPete Dyson3 episodes
1995-2001Star Trek: VoyagerTom Paris172 episodes
1999Monster!Co-ProducerTV Movie
Early EditionPolice Chief Joe FrawleySeason 3, Episode 21
2000The Journey of Allen StrangeDirectorSeason 3, Episode 13
2001-03Dawson's Creek7 episodes
2001-04Star Trek: Enterprise4 episodes
2002Crossing JordanMattSeason 2, Episode 1
The Outer LimitsCommander Ellis Ward"The Human Factor"
EverwoodDirectorSeason 1, Episode 10
2003-04One Tree Hill2 episodes
Dead Like Me2 episodes
2004The Days2 episodes
2004-05Summerland4 episodes
2004-07Las Vegas4 episodes
2005-2006The O.C.2 episodes
Desperate Housewives2 episodes
2005-13Supernatural2 episodes
2005EyesSeason 1, Episode 5
MediumSeason 2, Episode 9
2006StandoffSeason 1, Episode 9
My BoysSeason 1, Episode 5
The Danny Comden ProjectTV Movie
Jump
2007Samantha Who?Season 1, Episode 1
The Knights of Prosperity2 episodes
The NineSeason 1, Episode 12
What About Brian7 episodes
In Case of EmergencySeason 1, Episode 2
2007-12ChuckExecutive Producer (2010-2012)
Co-Executive Producer (2010)
Supervising Producer (2008-2009)
Producer (2007-2008)
Director (2007-2012)		Operative (#5.13)73 episodes
2010VDirectorSeason 1, Episode 12
2012SmashSeason 1, Episode 14
Breaking InSeason 2, Episode 6
White CollarSeason 4, Episode 4
2012-13666 Park AvenueDirector and Co-Executive Producer3 episodes
2013The MentalistDirector3 episodes
2013-18Blue Bloods2 episodes
2014-18Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce14 episodes
2014Suburgatory1 episode
2014Warehouse 131 episode
2014Mind Games1 episode
2015Red Band Society1 episode
2016Heartbeat"Pilot"
2017Salvation1 episode
2017-2019The Orville2 episodes
2018-2019The Gifted3 episodes
2019The Resident1 episode
2019A Million Little Things1 episode

Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Star Trek: Voyager – Elite ForceTom ParisVoice role
2015Star Trek OnlineTom ParisVoice role
gollark: Hmm, can you do Rowhammer in Haskell?
gollark: And as we know from [1249712481724170249 SIDE CHANNEL ATTACKS] this is a side effect.
gollark: To execute it, state must be stored !!IN MEMORY!!!
gollark: What if ODromedaryCamel?
gollark: ⭕ 🐫

References
  1. "Filmography". Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  2. "Robert Duncan McNeill biography". TV.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. "IMDb Biography".
  4. Henderson, Kathy (June 14, 1988). "Soap Opera Digest". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  5. "Biography, Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  6. ""All My Children," Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  7. ""Masters of the Universe," Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  8. ""A Message From Charity" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  9. ""Six Degrees of Separation" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  10. Sloan, Allison (January 1993). "Easy Rider". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  11. ""Going to Extremes" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  12. ""Star Trek: Voyager Cast Robert Duncan McNeill" Startrek.com". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  13. Kaplan, Anna L (November 1997). "Paris at the Helm: Robert Duncan McNeill on His Shift From Actor to Director". Cinefantastique. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  14. Perenson, Melissa (June 2000). "The Final Season Looms, but Robert Duncan McNeill will Always Have Paris". Star Trek Communicator. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  15. "Filmography as Director, Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  16. "Scott Rosenbaum, Filmography as Producer, Writer, Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2007-08-23.
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